The Neyyatinkara Additional Sessions Court delivered its verdict in the infamous Sharon murder case that shook Kerala on Friday. Pronouncing the verdict, the Court said Greeshma, the prime accused, is guilty of the premeditated murder of her 23-year-old boyfriend, Sharon.
Sharon was poisoned by Greeshma at her house in Ramavarmanchirai, a village near the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. According to the prosecution, Greeshma made Sharon drink a lethal concoction on October 14, 2022. Initially, he was admitted to the Parassala Government Hospital but later died of organ failure at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
Although Sharon's condition had initially stabilized, allowing him to return home, it deteriorated again, leading to his readmission and eventual death at the medical college. At the time of crime, Greeshma was pursuing a postgraduate degree in literature, while Sharon was a final year B.Sc radiology student; they first met during a bus journey.
The prosecution presented digital, medical, and forensic evidence in the court to prove that Greeshma committed the act and she was aided by her mother Sindhu and uncle Nirmalakumaran.
The court accepted the prosecution's argument that Greeshma did carry out the act as she was under family pressure to marry a soldier and she wanted to remove Sharon from her life. Greeshma decided to commit the act as Sharon refused to end their relationship.
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Notably, the prosecution presented her internet search on the effects of paraquat, conducted three hours before administering the poison to her boyfriend, as crucial digital evidence. Sharon had given a statement to a magistrate before his death. His confessions to his friend Rejin also became pivotal to the prosecution's case.
The court found uncle Nirmalakumaran guilty as well. However, it acquitted Sindhu, despite the prosecution's argument that she had attempted to destroy evidence by concealing the bottle of poison.
Greeshma has been found guilty under sections 302, 328, 364, and 201 of the IPC that deal with murder, kidnapping, causing hurt by poison, and causing disappearance of evidence. The sentence for Greeshma and Nair will be pronounced on Saturday.
